Extreme Prematurity or Newborn Breathing Problems Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Care for newborns born extremely early or with underdeveloped lungs (respiratory distress syndrome). These babies are cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit with breathing support, warmth, and feeding assistance.
State average
$258,818
gross charge · DRG 790
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$4,729 – $895,039
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,729 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $4,729Cash pay $2,364 - 2
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $6,190Cash pay $2,476 - 3
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $12,357Cash pay $4,943 - 4
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $14,198Cash pay $5,679 - 5
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $83,768 - 6
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $106,397Cash pay $42,559 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $232,281Cash pay $104,526 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $233,017Cash pay $116,509 - 16
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $401,702Cash pay $108,460 - 17
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $401,702Cash pay $108,460 - 18
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $895,039Cash pay $537,023 - 19
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $895,039Cash pay $537,023 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 22
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 23
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 27Gross charge —
- 28
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 30
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 31
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 32
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 34
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 36
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 37
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $163,664 - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems (DRG 790). Prices range from $4,729 to $895,039 — roughly 189×. The cheapest is Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $258,818.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. North Carolina hospitals missing from the list either don't perform extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 790 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.